Senior Legion Baseball

Submitted by jcovington on Thu, 06/12/2014 - 9:05am

Spencer Juergens pitched eight scoreless innings extending his streak to 21 straight innings without giving up a run, leading Washington Post 218 to a 3-0 win over Daniel Boone at Ronsick Field last night. Juergens gave up four hits with seven strike outs and two walks as Washington improved to 7-3 overall and 5-3 in league action. Justin Shuler pitched the ninth to post his first save of the season. At the plate, Seth Bollmann walked three times and scored twice while Austin Finder had two hits with a run scored. Tanner Kulpa suffered the loss. Daniel Boone drops to 2-3 and 1-2.

Washington is back in action this evening with a road game at Warrenton. Game time is 6:00 at Warrenton High School. The game will be broadcast live on KLPW-AM 1220.

LOCAL WEATHER

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

The KLPW Radio Athlete of the Week is Washington Sophomore Guard Kyra Hardesty. Kyra scored 59 points in a game against Pacific leading the Lady Jays to an 85-80 overtime win over the Lady Indians. She shot 61% from the floor, hit 20-of-33 field goal attempts, seven of 11 beyond the arc and 12-of-15 free throws. For the season, Kyra is averaging 21.4 points, three rebounds, 3.72 assists and 2.24 steals per game.

SPORTS CORNER

Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright is feeling good after a Monday bullpen session. The 33-year-old threw 30-to-40 pitches without incident. Wainwright flew back to St. Louis last week to have an abdominal strain checked out. It will be two to three weeks before he pitches in a game.